For those of you who dabble in stocks, you’d wish that your stock prices increase like the number of new COVID-19 cases.
837 New COVID-19 Cases Reported On 14 Sep
On 14 Sep 2021, the Ministry of Health (MOH) reported 837 new COVID-19 cases.
Of the 837 cases, 832 are local cases, 755 in the community and 77 cases in the dormitories.
The remaining 5 are imported cases that were placed on Stay-Home Notice (SHN) or isolated upon arrival in Singapore.
Three of them were detected upon arrival in Singapore while two others developed the illness during SHN or isolation.
The total number of infections in Singapore now stands at 73,131.
Of the local cases reported on 14 Sep, 231 are seniors above 60 years old.
Another New Cluster Detected
A new cluster has surfaced at All Saints Home in Jurong East with ten cases. Nine of them are residents while one is a staff member.
It was added that all staff on the affected level has been tested.
This comes after a new cluster was detected on 13 Sep 2021 at Ren Ci nursing home, located in Bukit Batok. It currently has 29 COVID-19 cases.
As my handsome colleague writer said, the recently announced suspension of all in-person visits to residential care homes couldn’t have come at a better time.
Updates On Other Clusters
The Chinatown Complex cluster now has 126 cases after another 15 cases were linked to it.
Nine new cases were also added to the bus interchanges clusters (Toa Payoh, Boon Lay and Tampines), bringing the total number of cases to 520.
The DHL centre has another 12 cases linked to it, bringing the total number of cases to 58.
Other new additions include:
- 11 Tuas Ave 10 dormitory: 20 new cases, bringing the total to 21
- Avery Lodge Dormitory: 16 new cases, bringing the total to 82
- Hu Lee Impex (Chin Bee Avenue): two new cases, bringing the total to 67
- PCF Sparkletots Braddell Heights (335 Serangoon Avenue 3): one new case, bringing the total to 24
- 30 Sunview Way construction site: 11 new cases, bringing the total to 170
- Sembcorp Marine Tuas Boulevard Yard: 12 new cases, bringing the total to 100
- Bugis Junction: one new case, bringing the total to 317
Hospital Situation
Currently, there are 809 COVID-19 patients in the hospital.
75 of them require oxygen supplementation, 59 of whom are seniors above 60 years old.
Nine are in critical condition in the intensive care unit.
As of 13 Sep 2021, our vaccination rate stands at 81% (completed the full regimen / receives at least two doses) and 84% (received at least one dose).
In case you missed it, the COVID-19 vaccination is very important; so important that the government is now getting seniors above 60 years old to sign up for their booster shots.
Learn the importance of vaccination here:
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